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PETITION

On March 27, 2018, more than 3,000 signatures to STOP CWIP were delivered to Governor Nathan Deal’s office in support of Senate Bill 355 to sunset the Georgia Nuclear Energy Financing Act of 2009. The bill, which passed, satisfied the letter of the Petition to Repeal the CWIP Tax by sunsetting the tax after Vogtle 3 & 4. Conventional wisdom said it would be illegal to withdraw CWIP from Vogtle 3 & 4, but the many voices persistently insisting that CWIP be stopped for the woefully behind schedule and over budget, and unneeded, Vogtle 3 & 4 have inspired the re-opening of the Stop CWIP Petition. Please sign the petition below and encourage your friends who live in Georgia to sign!! REPEAL THE GEORGIA NUCLEAR TAX!!

THIS IS A PUBLIC PETITION TO THE GEORGIA GENERAL ASSEMBLY FOR REDRESS OF GRIEVANCE
In 2009 the Georgia General Assembly enacted “Georgia Nuclear Energy Financing Act” establishing a framework for Georgia Power Company, Oglethorpe Power Corporation, Municipal Electric Association of Georgia and the City of Dalton to charge Georgia residential electric customers Construction Work in Progress (CWIP), a hidden tax to construct two nuclear reactors, Plant Vogtle Units 3 & 4.

WHEREAS:

Residential and small business electric customers have been charged CWIP (also called Nuclear Construction Cost Recovery) for Plant Vogtle on electricity bills since 2009;

CWIP rates have escalated at three times the rate originally approved by the Georgia General Assembly and Georgia Public Service Commission;

CWIP is a 9% tax on our electric service which removes the liability of speculation on financially risky reactor investment from the electric companies and places the risk on residential and small business electric customers;

CWIP forces Georgia electricity customers to invest in a Southern Company construction project without receiving stock certificates, returns or any other shareholder benefits;

It is unjust and unreasonable and a bad precedent to charge for financing facilities and infrastructure before operational and used for service;

Plant Vogtle is only 40% complete but is already $14 billion over budget and five years behind schedule.

THEREFORE we, the undersigned, PETITION the Georgia General Assembly to REPEAL THE CWIP TAX.

Petition to STOP the CWIP TAX

SB 355 to sunset CWIP passes and goes to governor to sign! 3,000 signatures delivered. This petition is now closed.

End date: Jan 15, 2019

Signatures collected: 392

Signature goal: 1000

392 signatures

Latest Signatures

392

Sam Simpson

Rydal

STOP THE CWIP TAX

Sep 18, 2018

391

Elaine Simpson

Rydal

STOP THE CWIP TAX

Sep 18, 2018

390

Elisha Davis

Rydal

Sep 16, 2018

389

Joan Moss

Rydal

Sep 16, 2018

388

Miranda Brown

Sep 16, 2018

387

Scotlyn Hill

Rome

Sep 16, 2018

386

Josh Wilson

Cave spring

Sep 16, 2018

385

Andrew Jasman

Sep 14, 2018

384

Robert Mazariegos

Sep 14, 2018

383

Reid Lister

Sep 14, 2018

382

Nancy Dunlay

Rydsl

Sep 14, 2018

381

Melissa Fox

Cartersville

Sep 14, 2018

380

Nicole Garrett

Sep 14, 2018

379

Bami Teague

Sep 14, 2018

378

Corbet Archer

Sep 14, 2018

377

Rachel Archer

Sep 14, 2018

376

Nathan Rogers

ACWORTH

Mar 17, 2018

375

Joan Alexander

Mar 08, 2018

374

Barbara Luhn

Clarkesville

Please act to repeal the CWIP tax NOW. Thank you.

Feb 28, 2018

373

Susan McWethy

Decatur

30033-2440

Feb 28, 2018

372

Joseph Pokalsky

Atlanta

Feb 26, 2018

371

Ryan Merriman

ATLANTA

Feb 17, 2018

370

Cynthia Pfanstiel

Atlanta

Feb 16, 2018

369

Deven Mixon

Jesup

Feb 07, 2018

368

Dee DeBra

Feb 05, 2018

367

Marian Schwenk

savannah

Jan 30, 2018

366

Debra Paulsen

Hogansville

Never was a Nuke plant supporter STOP the payments to them and WE WANT EVERY PENNY BACK!

Jan 29, 2018

365

Diane Riley

Athens

What a sweet deal for GA Power and its shareholders!

Jan 26, 2018

364

Marcia Borowski

Decatur

This really needs doing

Jan 25, 2018

363

Tonya McCullohs

Loganville

30052

Jan 20, 2018

362

nancy wylie

Atlanta

30342

Jan 15, 2018

361

Denice Traina

Augusta

30904

Jan 13, 2018

360

FERNANDO CHEN

ATLANTA

No subsidies to private for profit enterprises. They understood the risks, they have to pay the price!

Dec 28, 2017

359

James Wilson

Dec 22, 2017

358

JOAN BERRY

ZEBULON

30295-3158

Dec 22, 2017

357

Carol Berry

Williamson

Dec 22, 2017

356

Viola Davis

Taxpayers should not be forced to finance activity that violate state law.

Dec 05, 2017

355

Josh Thomas

Philadelphia

We don't need or want more nuclear plants. Look at the radiation coming to California from Fukishima

Nov 26, 2017

354

David Gouzie

Brookhaven

I've kept every eletric bill for the last 20 years. I have now paid more than $6,000 dollars for electricity that won't be availalable until I'm dead or moved away. I could have used that money to pay for my grandson's first year of college. No one knows what to do with the waste. Stop this project now and let the shareholders bear the brunt of their compliance with management!!!

Oct 16, 2017

353

Robert Wotring

rincon

Sep 27, 2017

352

Walter Straub

Ellabell

Sep 18, 2017

351

Jonathan Aherin

Decatur

Sep 13, 2017

350

Benjamin Ipsen

Savannah

31406

Sep 07, 2017

349

Gina Collins-iosip

Sandy Springs

This charge is ridiculous and unfair. I live on government assistance but then I give it back this way. Meanwhile the owners pay nothing and keep getting richer.

Sep 06, 2017

348

Laurenthia Mesh

Atlanta

30319

Sep 03, 2017

347

Alice O Neill

Atlanta

4670 brook hollow drive

Aug 25, 2017

346

Karen Engram

Smyrna

Aug 20, 2017

345

Deanna Heaton

BRUNSWICK

31523

Aug 19, 2017

344

Christopher Eberline

Bremen

I believe Georgia power is ripping off its customers and should stop charging these ridiculous fees. It was over 20 extra dollars last month. Its not fair to the customer